Metallic railway-tie.



W. H. HAWS.

METALLIG RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 914.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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Patented D60. 22, 1914.

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Application filed. July 22, 1914. Serial Noi 852,404

pensive construction, adapted to securely hold the rails and prevent thesame from either spreading or moving inwardly out of the proper gage,and equipped with means for enablingthe rails at a curve. to be readilymoved inwardly to the standard a d- 'ustment when the same have becomeWorn.

li ith these and other objects in View the invention consists inconstruction and novel combination of :(Jfli'iS hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed. out inthe claims hereto nppendedyitbeing understood that various c ianges inthe form, proportion, size and minor details oi construction, with: inthe scope of the claims, may be resorted tho-without departing from thespirit '01. sec rificing any of the advantages of the invention. I

In the drawing: Figure l is side elevetion, partly in section, of ametallic railway tie constructed in accordance with in vention. Fig. 2is a plan viewoi a portion I I of the metallic cross tie. Fig. 3 is e.hori" zontal sectional view on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is alongitudinal sectional view of one end of the metallic tie, illustratingthe arrangement of the parts after the rail hes'becn adjusted inwardly.Pig; 5 is a transverse sectional View on the line of Fig. 1'. Fina-6 isa transverse sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is atransverse sectional view illustreting another form of rail clamp, thelatter being provided with fish plate extensions. Fig. 8 is :1V verticalsectional view on the line 88 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail sectionalView on the line 9-9 of Fig. 2. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective View ofthe reversible transverse spacing bar or member. Fig. 11 is :1 detailperspective view of one of the rail clamps. 12 is a detail perspectiveview of one oi the rail supports, 1

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drawings.

Fig. 13 is a detail perspective view of one of the cross tie clamps.

Like numerals of referencedesignafiie corresponding parts in all thefigures-of the In the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated thepreferred embodiment of the invention, 1 dc'signates e metallic crosstie, ll-shaped in cross section, and. cornposed of a horizontal bottom 2and vertical sides 3 provided at the'upper andlower edges with outwardlyextending horizontal flanges 4i and 5. The cross tie-may also, ifdesired, be equipped at its end portions with bottom plates 6,preferably located beneath the rails 7 and adapted to be embedded in theballast and to assist infanchoring the cross tie. The bottom plate ofthe adjacent I cross ties may as illustrated in Fig. 5 0% the direWings, be of a length to extend across the space between the said ties.-These bottom pistes, which can, of course, be omitted; may beconstructed of any desired size to adapt the cross tie to therequirements of the rond and the" character of the road bed. i I.

The rails 7, which are seated directly upon the upper flangesof thecross tie,- when er, i i rengednt a curve, ere'adeptedto be sdustedinwardly to the correct gage after they have become-worn, end they areheldin their adjustment by means of rail clamps 8,

composed of vertical portions 9 and in- Waidly extending. approximately.horizontal top jaws 10 whichfproject over'an'd engage the bottom'Hafigespf the rails. The rails are supportedmetiyeen the sides of thecross tie by approx imzitely inverted U -shaped supports 11 composed ofspaced vertical sides l2 and .a horizontal top connecting portion 13,which hes its upper face an ranged in flush relation with the upperfaces of the top flanges of the sides of the cross tie. The verticalsides 12 of the support 11 fit against the. inner faces of the sidesofthe cross tie and rest upon the-bottom of the.

latter. The support 11 is of a. width less i than the Width of-thebottom flanges of the rails, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 ofthe drawings, to permit an adjustment of the rails independently of thesupports. The vertical portions of the clamps are recessed at their sideedges to provide horizontelly projecting lugs 14, which extend intospaced horizontal slots 15 in the sides of the cross tie, whereby therail clamps are ios - jacent slots l5 of the sides of the cross tie.

correct the gage.

The reduction of the terminals of the trans verse spacing baror memberforms shoulders 18, which fit against the inner faces of the sides ofthe cross tie to hold the said bar or member against movementtransversely of the tie, and the reduced body portion of the bar, ormember extends into notches 19 formed in the vertical edges of the sides12 of the supports, whereby the spacing bar or member 16 is interlockedwith the latter. When the rails are first laid, the bottom flangesprojectbeyond the outer edges of the. supports 11 a distance, saythreeeighths .of an inch. This provides for a three-eighths of aninch-adjustment of each rail, from the position illustrated in Fig. 1 ofthe acconr panying drawings, to that shown in Fig. i. In carefulrailroading, the rails at a curve, when they become worn three-eighthsof an inch, are adjusted inwardly, and the adjustment of the rails inthe present invention is designed to compensate for such wear, but theparts may be constructed to permit any desired adjustment of the rails.

When the outer rail of a curve becomes worn and requires adjustment, thetransverse spacing bar or member, which is in terposed between the outerrail clamp and the support 11. is transferred to the inner side of therail clamp, and the rail is then shifted inwardly, making the rails thecorrect gage. .When the rail again becomes such as to require anadjustment, the inner rail of the curve is adjusted inwardly to Afterthis, when it becomes necessary to correct the gage, the outer rail hasbecome worn to such an e tent as to require a new rail.

The rail clamps are connectedby horizontal longitudinally disposed bolts20, provided at their outer ends with nuts 31 and interlocked at theirinner ends with the in nor rail clamp by means of a squared portion 22for holding the bolts against rotary" movement when the nuts are beingscrewed on or oil". The longitudinal bolts may be reinforced bytransversely disposed which engage with the top flanges of the sides ofthe cross tie. The cross tie clamps, which are adapted to prevent thesides of the cross tie from spreading, are also adapt ed to slideinwardly on the cross tie from the ends thereof to arrange them in position, and they are secured in their engaging position by means of wedges25, arranged in slot-s of the top flanges of the cross tie. The slotsand the wedges are of suilicient length to permit the adjustment of theouter rail clamp from the outer position shown in Fig. 1, to the innerposition shown inFig. t. The cross tie may also be equipped withhorizontal wedges 27, arranged in the outermost slots 15 and engagingthe outer end walls thereof and theadjacent rail clamps. These wedges 27are adapted to cotiperate with the cross tie clamps and the lockingmeans thereof in holding the outer rail clamps firmly in position toprevent any spreading of the rails.

The supports 11 are adapted to form seats for insulators 28, preferablyconstructed of two sections, as shown, and adapted to be placed on therails at the sides thereof. These insulators 28 may or may not be employed. The rail clamps may, as illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 of thedrawings, be pro vided with integral upwardly extending flanges 29forming fish plate extensions and adapted to receive transverse bolts 30for securing the adjacent ends of the-rails together. The fish plateextensions may, of course, be of any desired size to accommodate therequisite number of connecting bolts.

What is claimed is 1. The combination of a cross tie having sidesprovided with spaced slots, a rail supported by the sides of the crosstie over the space between the slots and adjustable inwardly to take upthe wear, rail clamps located at opposite sides of the rail and engagingthe said slots and interlocked with the cross tie by the slots, and areversible transverse spacing bar or member arranged in the slots at oneside of the rail and spac ing the adjacent clamp from the inner ends ofsuch slots, said bar or member being adapted to be transferre. to theslots of the opposite side of the rail to permit an ad justmeut of thelatter and the rail clamps.

2. The combination of a cross tie having spaced sides, a rail supportedby the sides of the cross tie and adjustable thereon, support arrangedbetween the sides of the cross tie and being of a width slightly lessthan the rail, rail engaging clamps located at opposite sides of therail, and. a reversiblc spacing device interposed between one of theclamps and the support and adapted to be transferred to the oppositeside of the latter to permit an adjustment of the rail and the clamps.

3. The combination of a cross tie having sides provided with spacedslots, a rail supported by the sides of the cross tie over the spacebetween the slots and adjustable on the said tie, a support of a width.less than the rail arranged between the sides of the crosstie, railclamps engaging the slots and interlocked by the same with the crosstie, and a reversible spacing bar or member also engaging the slots andinterposed between the support and one of the rail clamps and adapted tobe transferred to the opposite side of the support to permit anadjustment of the rail and the clamps.

4. The combination of a cross tie having sides provided with spacedslots, a support arranged between the sides of the cross tie at thespace between the slots and provided with notches, rail clampsinterlocked with the slots, and a reversible transverse spacing bar ormember interposed between the support and one of the rail clamps andadapted to be transferred to the opposite side of the support, saidspacing bar or member being provided withterminal projections to engagethe slots of the tie and having a portion to engage with the notches lof the support.

5. The combination of a cross tie having sides provided with spacedslots, rail clamps engaging the slots, a spacing bar or member providedwith means for engaging the 6; The combination'of-a cross tie havingspaced sides, inner and outer rail clamps interlocked with the cross tieand adjustable thereon, a cross tie clamp extending across the tie andslidably interlocked with the.

sides thereof, and fitting against the adjacent rail clamp, andadjustable fastening .means for holding the cross tie clamps against thecontiguous rail clamp in an adjustment thereof.

.7. The combination of a cross tie provided at the top with side flangeshaving slots, inner and outer rail clamps interlocked with the cross tieand adjustable thereon to permit an adjustment of a rail, a cross tieclamp extending across the tie and having terminal hooks interlockedwith they side flanges thereof,- and wedges operating in the slots and]engaging the cross tie clamp. i 1 -In testimony whereof I afiix mysigna-. ture in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. Haws.

Witnesses:

CHAS. P. Noon, ALEX. N. HART.

